Status: Boxing Hall of Famer. Former World Featherweight champion. Ring record was 229-11-1 (65 KO’s).
Birthplace: Middletown, CT
Boxing Inspirations: “Lou Ambers, Joe Louis, Tony Canzoneri, Rocky Marciano – we were born in the same month in the same year. Wonderful man. Good friend. We used to go on trips together. I miss him.”
Nicknames: [...]
I collected these memories and anecdotes from boxing insiders about Bernard Hopkins in the mid 2000s. Combined together they create a special portrait of Bernard Hopkins, composed of not colors or paints from an artist, but words and actions of his peers…
Hasim Rahman: “Obviously I feel like
he’s a man, he did it his way. And [...]
Status: Hall of Fame Cleveland Indians Pitcher. 1918-2010.
DOB: November 13, 1918 In: Van Meter, Iowa
Childhood Heroes: Babe Ruth. Babe was kind of a gruff, happy-go-lucky guy. Everybody loved him. He lived life to the fullest. Touched all the bases in life, just like he did on the field. Walter Johnson. Eddie Rickenbacher. I have one [...]
Status: WBC Light Heavyweight champion. His record is 26-1 (16 KO’s).
Ht: 5-11 Wt: 175
DOB: October 28, 1982 In: Port Au Prince, Haiti
Resides: Laval, Quebec
First Boxing Memory: “Was when I get in the gym in Montreal and it was my brother who brought me to the gym. He was the Golden Gloves champion. [...]
Status: Dallas Cowboys wide receiver.
Ht: 6-3; Wt: 211
DOB: Dec. 20, 1981, in Odessa, Texas
Football Inspirations: “Herschel Walker, first and foremost. I played running back growing up, so I wanted to be him.”
Hobbies/interests: “Video games. I play video games all night. If I wasn’t playing football, I’d be a video game nerd.” (Roy [...]
He came from nothing and now he leaves the sport he ruled with nothing. But in between Mike Tyson ruled the boxing kingdom like no man ever has or ever will.
King Tyson captivated the world with his power and precision, his unstoppable determination and fury. And let’s not leave out intelligence and psychological strengths. [...]
IN 2008 I did a cover story for a magazine about Roger Federer comprised of various memories and anecdotes about Roger intertwined around some quotes from Roger himself…
Henri Leconte: “I like to watch Federer, of course. Because he can do whatever he wants.”
Akiko Morigami: “I think he’s like the God of tennis.”
Wladimir Klitschko: “Roger Federer, [...]
Status: New York Rangers right winger
Ht: 6-foot-2 Wt: 192 pounds
DOB: March 16, 1984 In: London, Ont.
Hockey Inspirations: “Growing up I was a Leafs fan, so I was a big Wendel Clark fan.”
First Hockey Memory: “I played just within the city back home, in London, and just played with the same guys for my first, probably, [...]
